The area code 01285 covers Cirencester and its surrounding area.
Locations using the 01285 area code
- Bibury
- Cirencester
- Coln St Aldwyns
- Fairford
- Fossebridge
- Frampton Mansell
- Kemble
- Kempsford
- Miserden
- North Cerney
- Poulton
- South Cerney
When is it necessary to use the 01285 Cirencester dialling code?
If you're calling from outside the 01285 Cirencester area code, you'll need to use the dialling code. If you're using a landline or mobile phone within the same area code, you don't need to use the 01285 code. When calling from outside the UK, you'll need to include the international dialling code for your country, followed by the UK code (44) and the area code without the first zero (01285).
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01285 707053 | 011 44 1285 707053 |
| Europe | 00 | 01285 864670 | 00 44 1285 864670 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01285 311038 | 0011 44 1285 311038 |
Locations (codes) near the 01285 code
- Cheltenham 01242 area code is about 13 miles to the North-northwest
- Chippenham 01249 area code is about 19 miles to the South-southwest
- Chipping Norton 01608 area code is about 24 miles to the East-northeast
- Chipping Sodbury 01454 area code is about 22 miles to the West-southwest
- Devizes 01380 area code is about 26 miles to the South
- Dursley 01453 area code is about 17 miles to the West
- Evesham 01386 area code is about 26 miles to the North
- Faringdon 01367 area code is about 17 miles to the East
- Gloucester 01452 area code is about 15 miles to the West-northwest
- Lydney 01594 area code is about 24 miles to the West
- Malmesbury 01666 area code is about 11 miles to the Southwest
- Marlborough 01672 area code is about 23 miles to the Southeast
- Stow-on-the-Wold 01451 area code is about 18 miles to the Northeast
- Swindon 01793 area code is about 14 miles to the Southeast
- Witney 01993 area code is about 21 miles to the East
The Beginning of the 01285 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0285 and the historic mnemonic code was CT5, with the first two characters taken from the letters C and T in CirencesTer. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 2, 8, and 5.